‘Ride Along’ Cruises at No. 1 at Box Office

The buddy comedy “Ride Along” stayed in first place over a box office weekend that seemed stuck in cruise control.

The Ice Cube-Kevin Hart movie from Comcast Corp.’s Universal Pictures saw ticket sales fall about 50% since its big $48.6 million debut last weekend, collecting $21.2 million for a cumulative $75.4 million.

The weekend’s only new wide release, “I, Frankenstein” starring Aaron Eckhart, couldn’t come to life, premiering in sixth place with an estimated $8.3 million. The movie was produced by Lakeshore Entertainment and distributed by Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.

The paltry performance of “I, Frankenstein” left room for successful holdovers like Universal’s “Lone Survivor,” which stayed in second place with $12.6 million in its 5th week of release. The war movie starring Mark Wahlberg has collected $93.6 million so far. In 3rd place for the second week in a row, “The Nut Job” saw its two-week total rise to a healthy $40.2 million. A sequel to the animated comedy featuring the voices of Will Arnett and Maya Rudolph is scheduled for release in January 2016, studio Open Road Films announced this week.

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